The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-18
QUESTIONS BY Sun ooRREsPoxD rSrs.

Please teil me something about AriscnA Are the con.
ai,iSns q Ifs 3 in ,ss. com Sonnt ~: such cp,, that that yca you'd sdsi,s
We don't know very much about Arizona m q place
for carpenterl The production Of precious metals dur.
ing 1855 was less than during 1884; grazing and garden.
ing were carried on more successfully, however. and the
Territory n certainly growing In wealth. We presume
that q carpenter willing TO work. strong. with some
money, could get along out thsro, and In time make =
homo for himself. But Arizona 10 a big place. two and
q half times As large a. New FORK. and II might take
our friend some time to ind a place to put his home.
I. there s%py,hins, not ir,uyion H. n Il, snest, tina. wiz
ana my hall; once SIset. !. tursnins gray very fspidiy oa
tinnsrs. U" IB'
We do not think there 10 any harmless hair dye or stun
to restore the natural color Of the hair" It may DO
that you are all run down, and need . tonic. Ask your
doctor about It. Bat why not let your hair turn gray
Gray hair 10 becoming TO most men; 10 10 q gray nous
tache, II It isn't yeliowed by tobacco juice A gray.
haired man with q closely shaven face Ia = disuined
person, and your gray hair may vet prove beneficial.
vas i T msv yss' . K, m; .a sn sis. - 3 ,s q s' Ss.a.'T sa, TrS:l ON
EiL!G sy 81 Sn Also where ae,p 4 VIZ. .u %assd TO-, 2; , AIsn,
Ing and in what yesrf MorsAnAS.
/. The Townsend house was sold to Mr.. Stewart about
the year 1883. and torn down to make room for the pres
ent marble monstrosity. 2. Mine. Restell killed herself
In her bath room in the house on tho northeast corner
OF Fifth avenue and Fifty second street. the southern.
most Of the buildings now known as tho Laugham apart.
ment house on the morning Of April l., 1 1878
on !; ,t Gsn yGqn .S, ne 'h nn sH,ScTa's san and Ss ns@ s. Of i, = s ssM
So. SRs,'"iIpI shlns the name was the " dukes Family"
ss. 81 IL i s1a E.''; { w IA l { IKE s ss%aR'Ss' q !, g. si bsfs
1. The book Is Mr.. T. J. Dugaales "Ths Jukes;" It Is
published BY @. p. Putnam's Sons of this city, at si.2'
=. The Duke Of Argylrs London address IL Argyll Lodge.
Camden Hill, Kensiugton.
IL IL Am orreoti ~
tude OF tho place whore In situated the o0icial observatory
OF n country Is noon Of that country. The hodrs before
noon are marked A. n, which means ante.meridian, be-
fore noon; those after noon are marked T. w., postme-
ridian. Twelve O'Clock il neither before nor after noon;
It IL noon, and Ia marked NJ, for meridian. AT IL o'clock
night tho sun 10 inst opposite tho noon meridian, aud
tho hour IL DISTINGUISHED again BY tho single istter NJ,
thourh this midnight meridian hour does not servo a. .
post to mark tile other hours.
,s w sy1 sss ':'f Fiji q IT. s:! ss!saS Or : Fl Fii' |sss = 10, q: ,s NJ &c.
"Tumblerfuls" seems to be correct Gould Brown
says that the plural OF compound nouns is Indicated in
the variation Of the principal word; "but where tho
terms differ little In importance, tho genius of tho Ian.
guage obviously inclines to q variation Of the last only"
Can you tell mo when the Mayors Court Of the city Of
New York was abolished, and whyt SUBSCRIBER.
The Mayors Cour, was not abolished, but by the act
Feb. "a. 1921. chapter IA the name of tho court was
changed TO the Court OF Common Pleas, or County
Court. CThe name has since been changed TO the Court
OF Common Pleas for the City and County Of Now York;
The original name was changed because tho title Of
Mayors Court was no longer applicable: the Mayor sci.
dom held the court; the Recorder. who did hold 1t was
sufficiently occupied with the criminal business Of the
Court Of scssions. 20 the NAM was changed, a Judge Of
the Court Of Common Pleas was created. and tho Re-
cor'er was left alone with the criminal business
WHO wrote the poem "GronEsr Li!a" and Where can
IN the earYy par. u this century. 4. (. s.
The poem "Grongar Hill " was written by the Rev.
John Dyer. who died in 1888. 1t is Il description Of =
hill in Wales. You will lind the poem in the "nouseho!d
Book Of Poetry"
Anna Belle Le, Walden, NJ Y-Accordins to our cal.
cent. on his capital
the National Guard ArnLEfh.
We don't know that there is any National Guard cham.
pionship medal in any athlete contest. Several times
various single militiamen or teams o; mon have beaten
everybody ne or they have mot and have thus become
champions; but we do not think there has ever been =
distinct cham pionship trophy for National Guardsmen
to compete for.
When were slaves frs. introduced into tho american
colonies CoSslAsr READER.
In 1920 when a Dutch vessel landed a cargo at James
town. Va
oi /; T Tsin va, t r. fss pa,,sS e', mol xS,1 th 81, s; y, T Dsis
Fire Department begin c,i.tense' 2 wha. Is the mem M
New YORK oityi. .. Was there ever y Trial Of strength
ss eiss. In is ' igs7 IN q Il. ,A 81. FRI i! eitp aas Sni:S Of . aiGfr;
threw the longest stream Of Tstss, =, Pm
!. The bill passed tho Legislature on March 80 1866.
The Governor approved 1t at once: but. owing to tho
Volunteer Firemeu beginning q sui: to test the con-
stitutionality Of tho act It did not so into effect until
June 81. 1855. :. The Volunteer Flremen's Association
in Eighth street. near Broadway. has . membership Of
about z 200 members and the Veteran riromen's Asso-
citation, 53 East Tenth street. has about 500 members.
3. So far as We can learn, there was no competitive
test between engines from different cittes III 1857 .
steamer was sent on from Philadelphia, where It had
been used successfully. and was tried In City Hall
Park. 1t threw . stream entirely over the City Hall. It
was bought by No. 8 Company. and christened "Old
Mary Ann" It was the FIRST steamer used in this city.
The burning of the cupola of tho City Hall At the time Of
the cable celebration in 1883 afforded the nremen a
fine opportunity for competitive water throwing. which
they made use of, but 1t wasn't q prearranged contest.
Will you publish tho names OF the following writers:
J. S OF Dale, sophie May, IL Marvel and Eli .%Perkinsi
READEk
TX Marvel Is Donald O. Mitchell; J. s. Of Dale Is Fred.
erick Jesup Stimson Of Dedham; Eli Perkins Is Melville
D. Landon; Sophie May is Rsbecca sophia Clarke.
What days are celebrated in New York as legal holi-
daysf MURrar.
Every Sunday in tho year, every Saturday In the year
after IL O'Clock. New Years Day, washinaton's Birth
day. Decoration Day, tho Fourth OF July. Labor Day"
Election Day, Thanksgiving Day. and Christmas
good I]siStat!oa q TIC arEumonts advEsnssd n favor OF
civil service retormt ANtChiSEsk system.
There Is no book, magazine, or newspaper devoted to
tho demolition of the Chinese system. TIKI SUN. while
not dsvoting all its space to proving the System . fraud.
hammers at 1t continually and effectively. Read TnE
Sun, and study the workings of tho system by tho light
OF common sense, with an appreciation Of the needs of
this country. aud Won will not feel the want of any
book. magazine, or newspaper devoted entiroly to the
abolition OF the system
VIII you tell me which Of these forms Of address Ia
preferable: John Brown Jr. Esq. or John Brown, Esq.
Jr. What In the origin of the afhxed title "Jr.r' Can
1t DO legally afaxed TO u name without recording IT.
DAILY REApER
The nrst form of address Is preferable. The man isn't
. junior esquire; he's u junior. or younger John Brown,
whether he is an esquire or not. We do not know who
originated the use OF the distin gushing title Junior"
The Romans used major and minor whore we use senior
and junior. The use Of the title Junior seems to BIO oil.
most wholly American. The title IA not o part OF . mans
name in law. and It's assumption need not be registered.
Who was United States Minister to Great Britain in
1859, HuGuEs.
Abbot Lawrence was Minister from Aug 20. is<o. to
Aug. 81, 1852; he wa succeeded by Joseph n. Ingersoll,
who held tho position about eight month";
!. What are tho addresses OF the headquarters and
OF some OF the leading men OF tho new American
partyi'' 2. What are the addresses Of the Sscretaries Of
some Of the /, onncils of the ordor of United American
Mechanics (senior) Of this cityi $. When New.Years
Day falls on Sunday, Ia 1t customary for gentlemen to
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